| Born | 17 October 1998 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siaosi Nginingini (born 17 October 1998) is a Tongan rugby union player, who played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and plays for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is halfback. [1]
Nginingini plays his club rugby for Massey RFC. [2] He had previously played for Tongan side Falaleu RFC and came through the academy system at Counties Manukau having been named in their U19 side. [3]
Nginingini has represented North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship since 2021, being named in their full squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [4] He had previously played for Counties Manukau in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup.
After missing the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, Nginingini signed with North Harbour in 2021.
He was called into the Moana Pasifika squad as an injury replacement during the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut for the side in Round 1w of the season against the Chiefs. [5] In 2024 he also made his debut for the Tongan national side making his debut against Romania in November, before scoring his first try against the United States. [6]